circumvent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin circum (“about”) + venire (“to come”)
[edit] Verb
circumvent (third-person singular simple present circumvents, present participle circumventing, simple past and past participle circumvented)
- (transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
- (transitive) to surround or besiege
- (transitive) to outwit or outsmart
[edit] Translations
to avoid or get around something
